Lin Jingmo looked at Lu Feicheng in surprise: "Brother Feicheng... why do you call them rioters? They are the people of Nanling who have suffered the disaster! The grain and silver in the treasury now were originally allocated to them by the imperial court!
They are already starved of food. Is there anything wrong in asking for their own food? How can they become rioters?"
Lu Feicheng realized that he had just made a mistake, so he calmed down and explained: "Yes, those grains and silver were allocated by Lin Shibo himself to provide disaster relief to Nanling when he was still alive. However, Lin Shibo has passed away, and now the Minister of Libu has changed
People, His Majesty has not yet ordered the distribution. If they don’t ask for help, will they become rioters? If they can endure it and wait, maybe things will not become like this."
"No, Brother Fei Cheng, you don't understand." Lin Jingmo said: "The reason why my father took Nanling's matter seriously is because some people in Nanling went to Beijing to assassinate Shang Shixu because they had no food left at home. How can you let them endure it?"
, how to wait? Will we wait until next spring when we no longer have the energy to farm? Wait until the elderly and children at home starve to death? Nanling has the best paddy fields in Southern Qi. If we don’t save Nanling now, not only Nanling will be finished by then, but the entire Southern Qi will be destroyed.
It’s over!”
"Jingmo!" Lu Feicheng interrupted Lin Jingmo's words and reminded him seriously: "If you continue talking, it will be all treacherous words! Jingmo..."
Lin Jingmo saw Lu Feicheng's tough attitude, so he stood up and raised the curtain of the carriage and said to the driver outside: "Stop the car, I want to get off!"
Lu Feicheng hurriedly stopped her and said: "My good sister, there is so much chaos outside now, what if I mistake you for being a rioter and arrest you?"
"Arrested me by mistake?" Lin Jingmo frowned in confusion and said, "Why did he arrest the wrong person? Could it be that... those officers and soldiers had no target at all and no evidence, and just arrested people randomly on the street?
?"
Lu Feicheng sighed helplessly and didn't know how to explain it. He had to tell the driver outside: "Don't stop the car and go back to the government office!"
He patted the seat next to him and motioned for her to sit down.
Lin Jingmo sat down again reluctantly, and Lu Feicheng said earnestly: "Soon, His Majesty's decree will arrive. By then, all those people will be released, so why are you in a hurry? There are many people outside, so you
You are the daughter of a wealthy family, so why bother getting involved in this muddy water? I know you are thinking only of these common people, but you will find out soon. Now these decisions are all made by the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue. You also know
, he has a grudge against us. If you go out and show your face, doesn't it give him an opportunity? He wants us to die now, so what if we wait? Anyway, those arrested will not die, His Majesty's will is the same.
Once we arrive, we can leave safely."
Lin Jingmo pondered for a moment and thought that what Lu Feicheng said was reasonable. He was alone, so what could he do for them?
So she nodded and said, "In that case, let's wait."
When the two returned to the government office, Lu Feicheng ordered the sergeant to prepare meals.
Lin Jingmo rejected Lu Feicheng's request to have dinner together and returned to the room alone.
However, Lu Feicheng ordered his subordinates to call Zhou Mohan, the governor of the state, and said: "If those so-called rioters are almost captured, they will be dealt with as soon as possible. I want to return to Beijing as soon as possible to resume my duties."
Zhou Mohan replied: "Yes! Give me one more day, and the matter will be settled soon."
Lu Feicheng ate the dishes on the table, and then said indifferently: "Remember! In addition to the leaders, arrest some unrelated people, so as not to cause trouble. This time, the general is here just to quell the riot, not to
Stirring up trouble." After that, he raised his glass and drank it down: "Also, some of the food in the storehouse should be distributed to the people. If they starve to death, who will farm next year?"
"This..." Zhou Mohan was obviously confused: "The food in the warehouse has to fill the previous vacancies and be distributed to them. I am afraid that the lower officials will not be able to explain to the superiors!"
Lu Feicheng's face gradually turned cold, and he sneered and said, "You have been the magistrate of the state for so many years, and I can't believe that you don't even have any brains!"
Zhou Mohan was obviously unconvinced, so he said angrily: "You..."
Lu Feicheng drank the wine in front of him again and said word by word: "There is no grain, not even bran? What are they? It is enough to enjoy the food. Give them some, don't let them go."
Isn’t it enough to just starve to death?”
After Zhou Mohan heard this, he realized the deep meaning of Lu Feicheng's words, so he smiled and responded: "Yes, yes. Thank you, General Lu, for your advice!"
Lu Feicheng continued to eat the delicacies on the table with some disdain. After picking up a few chopsticks at random, he put them down and said: "General, I'm exhausted. Please withdraw. Mr. Zhou, remember to settle this matter as soon as possible. I want to return as soon as possible."
Go to Beijing!" After saying that, he went into the back room to rest.
Zhou Mohan, who was behind him, agreed obsequiously and kept saying: "I obey."
……
At night, Lin Jingmo lay awake and couldn't sleep. Shang Shixu finally admitted that he had killed Lin Yuanzhi. Lin Jingmo thought that Lin Kongqing's death must be related to him. All the sweet things in the past had turned into nightmares, even if she
She has made up her mind to kill Shang Shixu one day, but at this moment she is still very entangled in her heart. There are too many things that she can't figure out. When the Zhou Tiehu brothers rescued the couple, Shang Shixu said that he would help them return to Nanling and be good.
After only a few months of living, he turned his back and harmed innocent people.
Was it the order given to him by King Zhao and Chen Mianzheng? In the end, Shang Shixu was always theirs.
Chen Tiehu's whereabouts are unknown now. I don't know if he is in danger. I am afraid it will take a few days until he returns to the capital for approval. Even if he can wait, the people are still hungry. I wonder if they can wait?
Lin Jingmo stood up and put on a coat, then blew the candle and lit the candlestick. With the faint light, Lin Jingmo walked out of the house, walked through a row of long verandas, and walked out of the government office.
, arrived at the door of the treasury, Lin Jingmo raised the candle lantern and looked at the lock on the door.
"Who is it?" Suddenly a voice came from not far away, startling Lin Jingmo.
The man also held a small lantern and shined it in Lin Jingmo's direction. When the two of them saw each other's faces clearly, Lin Jingmo turned around and left in displeasure.
It turns out to be business timing!
When Shang Shixu saw that she was leaving, he quickly asked: "Where are you going, madam?"
Lin Jingmo turned around and scolded: "I have decided to make peace with you. Please respect yourself, Mr. Shang, and stop calling me madam!"
Seeing how heartless she was, Shang Shixu became very depressed, so he did not answer.